Omizu Surname

189,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Omizu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omizu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0741:61,6414,594
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omizu (30) may also be a first name.

Omizu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Omizu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Omizu is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omizu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,971st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,278,248 people. The last name Omizu is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Omizu live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Omizu is also the 1,911,214th most widely held forename in the world, held by 30 people.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 2,074 people, or 1 in 61,641. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Aomori Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohmizu915/
Homizu911/
Oomizu911/
Gomizui831/
Amizu8015/
Umizu803/
Omezu802/
Omisu801/
Emizu801/
Omuzu801/
Omoizohu771/
Amizou73840/
Omerzu73525/
Hamizu73275/
Amaizu73253/
Umeizu7383/
Omeazu7366/
Omitsu7316/
Amizau734/
Omoisu732/
Omehzu732/
Umaizu731/
Homisu731/
Omeisu731/
Gomezu731/
Omoigiu6731/
Omissus6720/
Amaizeu6716/
Oumitsu679/
Hamizou676/
Hamizui675/
Omeichu673/
Omitgiu672/
Ahmizou671/
Amaizou671/
Omegiui671/
Omoisiu671/
Amizaut671/
Homitsu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Omizu
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